Cabin attendant Bouthayna Inanir, who helped the delivery, told the press that Nafi gave the birth while standing. “The lady was in great pain,” Inanir said. “And then the baby was on the seat. This was the hardest part. I had to grab the baby. I took her and give her to the mother.”

The mother and baby, named Kadiju, were taken to hospital when the Boeing 737 landed in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, in order to be kept under observation.